Investigators are interested in information concerning the alleged movement of large amounts of cash through a Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) account held at that bank, as part of their probe into financial crimes. SOCU wants to know to whom large payments were made.

The investigation was triggered by the findings of a forensic audit of the GRDB, a para-statal agency that comes under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Already, several GRDB Directors are before the court on a separate matter about allegedly omitting information from the general ledger for amounts totalling GYD$362 million.

A Lower Court is in the coming days expected to make a decision or call on the several defendants who include two opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic lawmakers to lead a defence.

I can’t understand why Stoby is going overboard to hide possible corruption. Why raise ludicrous technicalities in the face of court orders? Where is the practical benefit? Can’t it damage the bank’s good name? Either Stoby is looking for thrills late in life or somebody has secrets for him (or his).